Posted on 05/31/2008 3:56:49 PM PDT by Maggie Maggie Maggie
Astonishing.
Wow... Ave Maria... goosebumps for sure.
Agreed. And, to those commenting on her teeth, I wish I could punch through the screen and knock a few teeth out myself.
Wow!!!
LOL! That line never gets old.
At the age of 12 to have that much grace and poise and incredible talent.....her parents did something right.....
Gone the slut route.
Hopefully, we’ll hear a lot more from Faryl Smith. Thank you!
She is only twelve. Even in the US many orthodontists would just be starting braces now or in the next year. They like to wait for the jaw to mature so they know what they have to work with.
ML/NJ
What is amazing is the stunned, in-love look on the faces of the audience and the judges. Simon looks like he’s been hit on the head with a two-by-four. People in the audience had their mouths open. And the lady judge (who is that? she is charming, much nicer than Paula)—you could see her catch her breath in awe.
Anyone else notice that Simon is much much nicer on the UK version of this program than on American Idol? Clearly the the market research shows that Brits don’t go in for the nasty stuff and Americans do. What does that say about the American Idol target audience?
So good it’s almost like lip-sync.
Thank you for posting Paul Potts on youtube. He’s amazing. What a wonderful voice.
Higher standards??!! What the heck??? Give me a break! This girl is 12 years old for goodness sake! Geesh!
We're talking Amateur Hour here. There are occasional kids her age who actually compete with adults. I didn't get to hear Sara Chang (violinist) when she was nine years old but I have a recording she made at that age. It's very impressive. I heard Hillary Hahn (also a violinist) play with the NY Philharmonic when she was 14, and while I didn't think she was on the same level as Perlman and Mutter, she really was damn good. The only reason to put forward the performance of a 12 year-old is to compare her to adults. This one doesn't make it, at lease so far as classical singing is concerned.
ML/NJ
Me too. When she got that huge smile on her face after singing, I thought ‘She is the cutest thing I have seen in a long time’. She looks *real*, not a plasticized version of a Barbie girl. I would love to see her concentrate on her voice instead of grooming her up one side and down the other til there’s nothing of the original Faryl left.
that was pure bliss
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